News Release

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs George Little provided the following readout:

“Yesterday the secretary hosted an honor cordon for Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defense, Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. This was Prince Salman's first visit to the Pentagon. Discussions centered on the strength and importance of the long standing U.S.-Saudi relationship and our mutual interest of peace and stability in the region. They also discussed implementation of the recently concluded sale of F-15 Saudi advanced aircraft. The secretary also hosted Prince Salman for a working dinner last evening.